Crime & Safety

North Wantagh Garage Destroyed in Fire

Firefighters able to quickly extinguish structure fire before it spread to home on Francis Drive Monday evening.

A garage in the rear of a North Wantagh home caught fire early Monday evening but firefighters were quickly able to extinguish the blaze to avoid it from spreading to inside the house.

Wantagh Fire Chief William Allen said the garage was destroyed from the fire but it was fortunate that no damage was done to the house located on Francis Drive. Chief Allen said no injuries resulted from the garage fire.

In addition to the , firefighters from North Bellmore and Levittown also responded to the scene. The neighborhood the fire occurred in is located just south of North Jerusalem Road and near the entrance to . 

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